Show SI ACT I I l en 19 Through 25 Subject too to Call I F Forces Continue To Accept New Enlistees WASHINGTON Jul July 7 UP UP Selective Selective service ordered ordered ordered or or- dered all state draft directors to start adding to local board staffs in anticipation of any calls I WASHINGTON July 7 UP The UP-The The Defense department Friday directed the drafting of men for duty in the armed services A brief statement said voluntary enlistments will continue i to be accepted During World War Var II n the services stopped accepting acI accepting accepting ac ac- ac- ac I voluntary enlistments when inductions were made under the selective service act I Following is the text of the announcement announcement announcement an an- To meet the situation in Korea upon recommendation of the joint chiefs of staff concurred in b by the secretaries of army anny navy and air and with the approval of the president president president dent the army navy and air force have been authorized to exceed the over-all over budget ceilings for military military military mili mili- tary personnel This action constitutes a first step to build up to full operating strength the units of the army navy natty and air force to be he used inthe In Inthe Inthe the Korean operation to provide further maintenance and support and to replace units to be moved to Korea Authorizes Use The use of selective service has been authorized Voluntary enlistments enlist ments also will be accepted Director Lewis B. B Hershey of the selective service system called an emergency meeting of his staff to start getting the draft machiner machinery in gear fear While the announcement was being issued at the Pentagon President President President Pres Pres- ident Truman was outlining the program to a group of congressional congressional I leaders who were summoned to the White House The Defense department did not indicate how many young men it wants to strengthen the arm army navy y and air force Lists Strength The three services now have a strength of but Congress Congress Congress Con Con- gress in appropriating money for forthe forthe forthe the services set the armed services ceiling for the last fiscal year at about Mr Truman has now authorized them to exceed that tha t figure The number of voluntary enlistments enlistments enlistments enlist enlist- ments also will ill determine the number of men who will be drafted The draft act recently was wag broadened and extended to July 9 1951 Under the act men 19 through 2 25 can be drafted without further approval al of congress C But t- t congress h has set t a statutory total limit of on the armed services services' strength This cannot be exceeded without new action by congress Hold Enlistment Hope A militar military spokesman said we hope voluntary enlistments will keep up the forces we need Whether U reserves will be called by units or ind individuals 1 dont don't know he added Certainly there will be officers called to duty Aside from the draft act re reserves reserves reserves re- re serves can be called into service at any time in an emergency Subject to call to active duty are reservists who tho have been in training regularly as civilians and also those who have not been in reserve training groups The Thc chances are that those reservists who have not been receiving re receiving receiving re- re week one training would be the last to be called The draft act also gives the authority authority au au- to call up national guards- guards See Page 2 Column 7 t I UI u. 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Invokes Law Continued from Pa Page c On One men officers and men for 21 months of oC service ice But the Pentagon Pentagon Pent Pent- agon announcement made no mention mention mention men men- tion of the guard A As for the draft it was presumed presumed presumed pre pre- that only men without dependents will be called for or the time being However c under the law almost i any man at least 19 and not over 25 25 could be drafted for 21 months military service even if he has a wife wiCe and children President Truman set up th the existing existing- draft regulations soon after the peacetime me draft law was enacted in June 1918 1915 The presIdential presidential presidential orders require deferment of oC all men living ll with their wives or children and others who have ha fide bona-fide dependents The law however does r require this It leaves dependency deferments entirely entirely entirely en en- up to the president The law authorizes and the re regulations regulations reg reg- require deferment also of men who are are essential to the national interest safety safely or health because use of their positions lions in a agriculture agri agriculture agri- agri ri- ri culture science industry or other endla endeavors vors With few and small calls call to be filled last year local the at oral mint ment t men provisions very b bmg ing mg the ant the road 1 the doubt With a bi bin big d men they could be s e 1 I. I n a IOl The only limit m to the b las number of men mn to bl be that total siren strength th of 0 S rt and t lI t navy air force and antI M cant can't S1 nl respective a respectively a t total oral of or 2 1 Chairman Milia Millard T w the sen senate a armed i fora tee tec told rEport reporters rs after aCt r ference with President that tha t no c change han nance IS ls pan planned w t t legislative legislate e man POwer po q c ceilings l nb t 1 I |